GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| puerile | juvenile |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |